What is the Greatest Common Factor of 55778 and 55796?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 55778 and 55796 is 2.

GCF(55778,55796) = 2

We will now calculate the prime factors of 55778 and 55796, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 55778 and 55796.

How to find the GCF of 55778 and 55796?

We will first find the prime factorization of 55778 and 55796. After we will calculate the factors of 55778 and 55796 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 55778

Prime factors of 55778 are 2, 167. Prime factorization of 55778 in exponential form is:

55778 = 2¹ × 167²

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 55796

Prime factors of 55796 are 2, 13, 29, 37. Prime factorization of 55796 in exponential form is:

55796 = 2² × 13¹ × 29¹ × 37¹

Step-3: Factors of 55778

List of positive integer factors of 55778 that divides 55778 without a remainder.

1, 2, 167, 334, 27889

Step-4: Factors of 55796

List of positive integer factors of 55796 that divides 55778 without a remainder.

1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 29, 37, 52, 58, 74, 116, 148, 377, 481, 754, 962, 1073, 1508, 1924, 2146, 4292, 13949, 27898

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 55778 and 55796. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 55778 and 55796 is 2.

Also check out the Least Common Multiple of 55778 and 55796